How much have you read about different models of human origin, from either a scientific or theological perspective?Read more…
How did God Create? Different Views Christians Hold (STEAM Grant Series)
The perspective from which we view the evidence determines what we see and what is hidden. Read more…
Review: Thinking Through Creation
With Thinking Through Creation, Chris Watkin succeeds brilliantly in providing a short, clear and accessible volume that sets the reader on a path towards his stated goal of developing a biblical “interpretive grid” to understand culture (p.3).Read more…
Imago Dei: Witness and Work (Part 5 of 5)
As someone who is involved in ministry vocationally, I have found that I have an interesting perspective on how many in the church understand the significance of work and its intersection with faith. I have encountered something of a double standard relating to the value of work for people who are in ministry positions and for believers involved in “secular professions.”Read more…
Imago Dei: Vision and Value (Part 4 of 5)
Whether we think of the image of God as being related to human beings’ unique rationality, their place as representatives of God’s reign, their potential for relationships, or their ability to make moral choices, the fact remains that the Christian faith claims each human life has great worth that cannot be dismissed and ought not to be forgotten.Read more…
Imago Dei: Culture and Creativity (Part 3 of 5)
The Christian church has left a profound impact on the world’s culture, at some times operating from a position of power, at others acting from the margins of society. Read more…
Imago Dei: Canon and Context (Part 2 of 5)
What does it mean to be made in God’s image? Read more…
Book Review: In The Beginning, GOD, by Marva J. Dawn
Summary: A series of reflections on the texts of Genesis 1-3 focused not on questions of beginnings and the controversies that surround these chapters but on what they show us of God and how this may lead us into worship.Read more…
Once Upon a Time: The Story of Creation Told in the Language of Science
If God is an artist, time itself is his medium of choice. The result is not forms, but transformations: chaos to order, dust to life.Read more…
Interview with John Walton
ESN Writer Mark Hansard interviews John Walton, author of The Lost World of Adam and Eve. Read more…
Review: The Lost World of Adam and Eve, by John Walton
John Walton’s book The Lost World of Adam and Eve (InterVarsity Press, 2015) is a fresh, compelling look at Genesis 2-3. Walton marshals an impressive array of Hebrew expertise and familiarity with Ancient Near Eastern texts to make his case.Read more…
Scholar’s Compass: Sharing the Wonder
Psalm 111 has been called the ‘research scientist’s Psalm’ for reasons that are hopefully obvious. Scientists have the privilege of being paid to ponder God’s creative works every day. In fact, their pondering can become so intense that their field of study might focus in on a single detail.Read more…
Navigating Purpose: Re-integrating Faith and Learning, Creation
Philosophy Professor David Naugle discusses Creation, Fall, and Redemption, and what this pattern has to teach us about re-integrating faith and learning. This three-part series begins with a devotional on what we learn from Creation.Read more…
Kuyper on The Role of the Church
“Kuyper makes much of the fact that the Kingdom of Christ is much bigger than the institutional church.” (Mouw, 57) Read more…
Introducing Kuyper’s “Sphere Sovereignty”
Kuyper posited that there are multiple spheres of influence in life and they are all responsible for their own flourishing.Read more…
Kuyper’s View of Creation
The third post in a series drawing from and interacting with Richard Mouw’s Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction (Eerdmans, 2011). If Christ’s concern, and therefore our concern is the redemption of the whole of Creation, how do we go about this?Read more…
Kuyper’s Vision of Sin and Redemption
Second post in a series drawing from and interacting with Richard Mouw’s Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction (Eerdmans, 2011). If you missed it, you may desire to start at the beginning of the series with The Lure of Kuyper.
Navigating Beginnings: Glory-Seeking Ministry in the Academic Life (Scholar’s Compass)
Physics Professor W. Brian Lane on how he came to see teaching physics as a way of seeking God’s glory. Read more…
Welcome to Scholar’s Compass
Welcome to Scholar’s Compass, a devotional written for and by scholars.
The Lure of Abraham Kuyper
Why Kuyper? Richard Mouw’s Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction (Eerdmans, 2011), in part, seeks to answer that question. Kuyper, according to Mouw, asked many of the questions that should be central for the Reformed church. The questions that motivatedRead more…
Summary and Reflection on the Christianity and Science Series
Introduction Are Christianity and science at war? This was a major concern for me when I came to faith in Christ 22 years ago in the middle of my career as a biology professor at Iowa State University. Although itRead more…
Nature as a Christian Apologetic: Intelligent Design Revisited
Introduction This is the second of a two-part series addressing the question of whether nature can be used as a Christian apologetic. Natural theology is a discipline that systematically explores the proposed link between God and nature. The traditional approachRead more…
Book Review: Mapping the Origins Debate
Perhaps I’m stating the obvious but most discussions of origins seem to generate far more heat than light. They preach to the choir of those who agree, fail to engage those with whom they disagree on their own terms andRead more…
Nature as a Christian Apologetic: The Open Secret
Introduction In previous blogs, we’ve seen that God reveals himself to man through nature and through scripture and we’ve been addressing questions about how man’s interpretations of these revelations can be reconciled. In the next two blogs we are goingRead more…